Press & Media
Press & Media
Resources for journalists, bourbon writers and trade media covering the Kentucky bourbon industry. For review samples, expert quotes, high-resolution photography or to schedule a distillery visit, contact our press desk directly.
Press contact
Response time
Within one business day
Distillery
1876 Oak Barrel Lane
Bardstown, KY 40004
Distillery facts
- Founded
- 1876
- Location
- Bardstown, Kentucky
- Family generation
- 6th (Hayes family)
- Master Distiller
- Eleanor Hayes
- Rickhouses on-site
- 7 active warehouses
- Barrels under aging
- ~120,000
- Annual production
- ~32,000 cases
- Water source
- Limestone-filtered well
- Kentucky Bourbon Trail member
- Since 1999
Available for interview
- Eleanor Hayes — Master Distiller. Topics: barrel selection, char level science, the next generation of Kentucky bourbon, women in distilling.
- Marcus Hayes— CEO & sixth-generation owner. Topics: family-business succession, the bourbon boom, supply allocation, Bardstown tourism.
- James Whitfield — Head Bartender. Topics: classic and modern bourbon cocktails, the bourbon-bar revival, the resurgence of the Kentucky julep.
Review samples
We send review samples to credentialed bourbon writers, trade publications, and major spirits competitions. Include outlet, recent bylines, and shipping address in your initial email — we verify trade status before fulfilling.
Recent coverage
Read our latest releases, barrel-pick reports and rickhouse stories in the From the Distillery archive. For a guided distillery visit — including a private tasting led by the master distiller — see tours.